Manager, Strategy
2 weeks ago
Manager, Strategy
Department: Strategy, Communications and Stakeholder Relations
Type: Permanent
Location: Toronto
Posting Date: July 26th, 2024
At OPTrust, paying pensions today, preserving pensions for tomorrow is our mission and business.
When you choose OPTrust, you join a team of smart, talented people who fuel our success and have a passion for pensions. Everyone at OPTrust – from London, Toronto, and Sydney – makes a meaningful impact. Our environment is fast-paced, but we find time to have fun and give back to the community. Our strength resides in our team members with different backgrounds and perspectives, creating an inclusive and fulfilling place to work for everyone.
What OPTrust Offers You
- Unique culture rooted in our core values – collaboration and teamwork, integrity, respect, flexibility, and excellence and continuous improvement.
- Flexible, hybrid work model to balance the benefits of working from home and collaborative teamwork in the office.
- Membership in our world-class defined benefit pension plan.
- Professional development opportunities including access to LinkedIn Learning, in-house speaker series, tuition reimbursement, and professional association memberships.
- Comprehensive benefits package focused on your health and wellness, including dental, vision, and extended health benefits.
- Opportunity to take parental and adoption leaves to spend time with family.
- Competitive vacation package and time away from work such as work-life balance days.
About the Role
Reporting to the Vice President, Strategy, Communications and Stakeholder Relations, this role works across the enterprise supporting strategy development, business planning, priority initiatives, and ongoing strategic analysis. You will play a critical role in driving the organization's strategic agenda forward and delivering successful outcomes that support our overall objectives. In addition to working closely with the Executive Team and other senior stakeholders, you will provide leadership and coaching to the Senior Strategy Analyst.
What You’ll Do
- Accountable for the development and ongoing execution of corporate strategy, making recommendations on prioritization and resource deployment to senior OPTrust leaders.
- Provide value-add recommendations to enhance the alignment of cross-divisional objectives with corporate objectives and strategies.
- Provide thought leadership to the Executive Team, writing reports and briefing notes on emerging industry trends to inform decision-making.
- Work on enterprise projects and strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy.
- Oversee the creation of annual corporate and divisional objectives, providing expert advice on setting meaningful objectives and plans.
- Lead the development of annual corporate and divisional objectives and the creation of the annual business plan.
- Lead tracking and reporting for the Executive Team and Board on progress towards annual objectives and the multi-year strategy.
- Oversee the analysis of business performance and ongoing operational needs to support strategic decision-making.
- Establish strong working relationships with senior OPTrust leaders to build influence and impact.
- Oversee the facilitation of planning meetings and ongoing strategy discussions.
- Provide communications, messaging, and analytical support to high-priority business cases.
What You Bring
- Effective communicator, particularly with Executive and Board audiences.
- Demonstrated relationship skills with the ability to establish credibility at all levels of the organization.
- Proven analytical skills to create actionable recommendations.
- Ability to bring clarity and structure to complex topics.
- Intellectually curious, flexible, and able to synthesize insights from diverse sources.
- Understanding of pensions, financial markets, and institutional investing.
Experience and Education
- Master’s degree preferred.
- 5-7 years relevant working experience and demonstrated success in the development and execution of strategy.
- Experience working with Board members and senior Executives.
- Demonstrated proficiency in project management and getting buy-in from diverse stakeholders.
- Proven track record in delivering innovative solutions from concept to change management.
- Experience in the pension or financial services industry preferred.
- Experience in management consulting or strategy development an asset.
- Experience with data visualization tools an asset.
Please submit your application via Workday by August 9th, 2024.
Serving a diverse membership and investing in a global market means cultivating an environment that embraces inclusion, diversity, and equity. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives are critical to creating long-term value. OPTrust is engaged in building on our unique and diverse strengths. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, or have preferred pronouns, please send a message to careers@optrust.com, or discuss your needs with the Recruitment Consultant during the telephone screen.
We thank all interested applicants; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
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